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does anyone have a dd called boo??

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nappyaddict · 05/02/2008 14:08

if so how do people react to it? do they think it is a bit odd?what about when they get to school - has anyone teased them about it?

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geo30 · 09/03/2008 11:21

Well, looks like I'm the only one so far! My 5 year old daughter's first name is Boo, originally the nickname of my bump - it just seemed the right name to give her when she popped out. Nothing else seemed to fit. Most of the family were a little taken aback but after a few months everyone got used to it, and now most people think its a great name. No teasing at school though I guess it might occur later on, but nowadays there are numerous children with alternative names out there so its not so strange. Hope this helps.

lou33 · 07/02/2008 21:07

i knew of a tallulah blue once

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nappyaddict · 07/02/2008 11:51

those people further down that knew a blue was it a boy/girl. i assumed it was a boy's name

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largeginandtonic · 07/02/2008 11:50

My ds is called Beau, he is 8 months. I love the mane Boo, very cute. My Godson is called Hugh but his sister couldnt say it so she called him Boo, it has stuck and at 17 he is still Boo

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nappyaddict · 07/02/2008 11:50

Boo to rhyme with too.

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lollipopmother · 07/02/2008 10:54

Well I used to go out with a boy with two hidious names, his middle name was Cornelius!! He made sure that every piece of paperwork had no mention of his second name, then he went travelling and his mother filled out his university forms .. suffice to say he's still working on eradicating it! At least if it's a contentious middle name you can kind of pretend it's not there, but if you give them a name they absolutely hate as their first name I think it's a bit mean, but that doesn't mean that every kid should be called Chloe just to fit in!

Is Boo pronounced booooooo as in the sound people make when they jump out to scare you, or is it Bow/Beau?

As an aside - a very unusual but brilliant name that I have come across for a girl is Holly-Blue, absolutely love it!

Ags · 06/02/2008 23:17

Boo is the term of endearment my parents used for me and my brother when we were children and even now sometimes. My husband calls our children boo also. Very confusing as you can imagine. When we get together, there is a whole houseful of Boos! I loved the little girl in Monster's Inc and Boo would have been on my list of girl's names if I hadn't been a bit chicken.

Botbot · 06/02/2008 22:18

I used to know a chihuahua called Boo. It quite suited her.

bea · 06/02/2008 22:04

our dd1's nickname is boo ... boo-chicks in it's full entirety... we've always called her boo... she thinks it's her middle name (it's not)... don;t know how we got there but i love the name... and no-one has said anything negative about it...

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ElfOnTheTopShelf · 06/02/2008 21:44

Anyway, DD is Evelyn Boo. DD wanted to have a hyphen to Evelyn-Boo but I didn't want to as there are too many people in his family with - names

Our reason for chosing Boo was because we had not known the sex and named the bump Boo when pregnant. Day before I'm due for my section, I mention that I felt odd not naming them Boo when they arrive. So that is where the middle name came from!

For the first couple of months she was refered to as Boo or Evie-Boo, mostly its just Evelyn now.

Nobody in RL has sniggered openly or questioned her middle name, a girl I knew who was pg at the same time had thought I was joking when I told her, and it was only about a year later she realised I was telling the truth! The only one negative somebody said was that I better hope she doesn't go to Uni/ sit professional exams etc and have to use her middle name. But, who cares, I like it!

ElfOnTheTopShelf · 06/02/2008 21:39

its my daughters middle name, please feel free to take the piss

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Sunshinemummy · 06/02/2008 20:10

I know someone who has called their daughter Matilda Boo. I think it's lovely.

tegan · 06/02/2008 20:04

There is a girl in dd1's class called boo there is also a dotty

lou33 · 06/02/2008 20:01

i have a friend who calls his dd boo, tho it is not her real name

YeahBut · 06/02/2008 19:59

Always associate it with the cute little girl with bunches in Monsters Inc. It's sweet for a wee one but probably not so fab as they get older. I think as a middle name it would be lovely.

cory · 06/02/2008 19:51

btw in Sweden Bo is definitely a boy's name. Traditional, but oldfashioned, my dad's generation, not mine.

samja · 06/02/2008 01:07

All sorts of names or words for that matter sound stupid. Bob is a stupid name. At art school there were loads of kids with odd names - due to bohemian parents. Once you get to know someone then its just their name and you don't think about it.

sparklyfairypie · 06/02/2008 01:03

well put b at the end, you get boob. it rhymes with poo. you get the whole Boo! (scary style) joke. And can you imagine a 40yr old Boo? My opinion is its maddness and cruel

samja · 06/02/2008 01:03

I used to know a family with a lovely little girl called Boo. She suited it and I never really thought it was odd at all.

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nappyaddict · 06/02/2008 00:49

that seems to be the case. i know loads of people who have used it as a middle name, but never a first name.

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janeite · 05/02/2008 20:49

Poppy Boo is lovely!

janeite · 05/02/2008 20:48

Amazed at how many of us have children with Boo as a nickname - and there I was thinking we were all original until Jamie Oliver nabbed it!

singyswife · 05/02/2008 20:35

yorkshire pudding, my dd's birthday is on 1 april.

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